NORWICH, ENGLAND - MAY 07: Paul Scholes (C) and Michael Owen (R) talk for the BT Sport prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Norwich City and Manchester United at Carrow Road on May 7, 2016 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

Liverpool's Europa League final appearance and the Madrid derby Champions League final will be shown for free on YouTube, it has been announced.

BT Sport has exclusive rights to both European tournaments but will stream the matches online as well as on their own networks.

In a statement, BT Sport said: "By doing so , it will bring the matches within reach of millions of additional fans who do not yet subscribe to BT Sport."

The company signed an £897m contract to capture rights to the competitions, but viewing figures have been disappointing in the first year of the bumper deal - with less than 200,000 tuning in for its Champions League coverage, compared to an average of 4.4 million who watched the play‑off round and group stages on ITV last year.

BT Sport has defended its viewing figures however. A spokesman told Inside Sport magazine: "We're pleased with the strong audiences we are seeing for UEFA Champions and Europa League football across our BT Sport channels, and we've seen a 46 per cent increase year-on-year in the average BT Sport audience over the last three months we've reported.

"To compare the viewing numbers of BT Sport Showcase, which launched this season, with those of ITV, which has been running for decades, is unfair.

"Football fans will be able to enjoy a selection of top European matches on Freeview via BT Sport Showcase this month, including Juventus v Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund vs FC Porto."